However, Allen's strategy turned the Redskins around as the team improved to a 9 – 4 – 1 record in 1971, and finished the 1972 season with an NFC-best 11-3 record.

The Redskins had an NFC-best 8-1 regular season record, while the Dolphins finished at 7-2.

Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann finished the season as the top rated passer in the NFC, completing 161 out of 252 ( 63 percent ) of his passes for 2, 033 yards and 13 touchdowns, while also rushing for 150 yards.

The Redskins entered the game as the defending Super Bowl XVII champions, and finished the 1983 regular season with a league-best 14-2 record, and led the league in the fewest rushing yards allowed.

The Redskins finished the 1987 strike-shortened regular season as NFC East champions with an 11 – 4 record and the third seed in the NFC playoffs.

After starting the 1981 season 0 – 5, the Redskins won eight out of their next 11 games and finished the season 8 – 8.

The Redskins finished the 1984 season with an 11 – 5 record, and won the NFC East for the third consecutive season.

However, his first and only year as head coach, the Redskins finished with a record of 4 – 12.

On December 22, 1996, the Redskins played their final game at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, a victory over the Dallas Cowboys 37 – 10, and finished their tenure at the stadium with a 173 – 102 – 3 record, including 11 – 1 in the playoffs.

The 1998 season started with a seven-game losing streak, and the Redskins finished with a 6 – 10 record.

The Redskins finished the 2003 season with a 5 – 11 record, their worst since 1994.

Gibbs ' return to the franchise did not pay instant dividends as the Redskins finished the 2004 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses.

He finished his rookie campaign with 97 tackles and 1. 5 sacks and he logged two interceptions in the Redskins ' playoff game.

In his 12 seasons, the Redskins won 4 NFC East titles, reached the playoffs 8 times, and finished with a losing record only one season ( 7 – 9 in 1988 ).

The Redskins finished 5 – 11, the team's worst regular season record under Gibbs ' leadership thus far, and placed near the bottom in the NFL in defense.

Shula was the head coach of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who finished a perfect 17-0 and won the Super Bowl VII 14-7 over the Washington Redskins.

He led the Redskins to the NFL Championship game against the Chicago Bears, where he finished 17 of 33 for 335 yards and his second-half touchdown passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards gave Washington a 28 – 21 victory.

That season, the Redskins finished 4 – 8, but Baugh had career highs in completions ( 210 ), attempts ( 354 ), yards ( 2, 938 ) and touchdown passes ( 25 ), leading the league in all four categories.

Although the Redskins enjoyed only one winning record at home ( 4 – 2 in 1956 ) during their final 13 seasons at Griffith, they still finished with an 81 – 58 – 6 overall record at the stadium over 24 seasons.

The 1987 Vikings finished the season 8-7 and lost the NFC championship game to the eventual Super Bowl XXII champion Washington Redskins.

The Redskins finished 1993 with a 4-12 record, and Gannon was 1-3 as a starter, with the three losses all being within margins four points or less.

He finished his career with two seasons with the Redskins ( 1997 and 1998 ); during his last season he spent much of his time on injured reserve and did not see any playing time.

This was particularly notable in the case of the Redskins, who had only finished above. 500 once over the past 15 seasons ( 1969, under Lombardi ) before Allen's arrival.

In 1996 Turner led the Redskins to a 7 – 1 start but finished the season 9 – 7.

The 1940 Chicago Bears team holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in an NFL game ( playoff or regular season ) with a 73 – 0 victory over the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship Game.

The Washington Redskins, after wearing white exclusively in the ' 80s and ' 90s, including the 1982 NFC Championship Game ( having gone 3 – 0 in them during the regular season, during CBS ' pregame show, Jimmy " The Greek " Snyder actually invoked the blue jerseys in picking Dallas to win the game ), have since 2002 occasionally reverted to using their burgundy jerseys for second-half home games, but will still wear white against the Cowboys.

Dallas leads the regular season all-time series 61 – 40 – 2, and the Redskins lead the all-time playoff series 2 – 0.

In 1972 the Dolphins completed the only fully undefeated season in the NFL, winning all 14 regular season games, two playoff games and Super Bowl VII, defeating the Washington Redskins 14 – 7.

The second occasion was the final regular season game at Veterans Stadium, a win over the division-rival Washington Redskins.

The Redskins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11-3 regular season record and playoff victories over the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys.

After finishing the 1970 season with a 6 – 8 regular season record, the Redskins hired George Allen as their head coach, hoping he could turn the team's fortunes around.

The Vikings were making their second Super Bowl appearance after also finishing the regular season with a 12-2 record, and posting postseason victories over the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys.

The Vikings were making their fourth Super Bowl appearance, and seeking their first Super Bowl title, after posting an 11-2-1 regular season record and playoff victories over the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Rams.

Running back John Riggins led the Redskins running game, rushing for 553 yards and 3 touchdowns during the regular season.

Coming into Super Bowl XVIII, the Redskins were favored to win because of their offense, their number one-rated rush – defense, their league best 14 – 2 regular season record, and their Super Bowl win from last season.

Also, the Redskins had defeated the Raiders during an October 2 regular season game, 37 – 35, by scoring 17 points in the final six minutes of the game.

The Redskins, who were making their fourth Super Bowl after posting an 11-4 regular season record, were led by quarterback Doug Williams.

The Redskins posted a 14-2 regular season record, and led the league during the regular season with 485 points.

The Redskins stormed to a league best 14 – 2 regular season record.

The Redskins first defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 24 – 7, in a rain-soaked playoff game that was closer than their 56 – 17 regular season win over Atlanta.

In 1986, the road to the playoffs was even harder, with the Redskins making the postseason as a wild-card team despite having a regular season record of 12 – 4.

During his twenty seasons, he set a NFL record for consecutive seasons with at least one interception ( 19 ) and a Redskins team record for regular season games played ( 295 ) and started ( 258 ).

The movie was loosely based on the 1987 NFL strike, specifically the Washington Redskins, who won all three replacement games without any of their regular players, going on to win Super Bowl XXII at the end of the season.

The Redskins had beaten the Bears 7 – 3 during the regular season.